Student Reassignment
For students currently on Reassignment during the 2024-2025 school year or students impacted by the New Boundary lines for 2025-2026 School Year
During the November 12, 2024 Board Meeting, the Johnston County Board of Education voted to approve new boundary lines (redistricting) for several schools. Parents who are impacted received a letter on January 10, 2025.
ACTION REQUIRED: Between January 10th-February 28th, 2025.
If your child is eligible and you choose the reassignment option, please go to this website to complete an application: https://bit.ly/jcpsreassignment .
If you do not take an ACTION by February 28, 2025, your child will be assigned to the “NEW SCHOOL” for the 2025-2026 school year.
2024-2025 Student Voluntary Reassignment and Application Schools Process ( Parents who choose reassignment must provide transportation to and from school. )
The Johnston County Board of Education has the authority to assign any student from one school facility or classroom to another within attendance areas. Board Policy 4150 sets forth the following criteria for parents to request Voluntary Reassignment.
Students whose parents or legal guardians are full-time/permanent employees of the Johnston County Public Schools may choose to reassign their child to the school of employment or within that school’s feeder pattern.
Students whose parents show documented proof of hardship circumstances resulting in the need for the student to attend another school.
Students who have been accepted into a school/program which requires an application.
* Parents who choose reassignment must provide transportation to and from school.
New Student Voluntary Reassignment (Open May 15th-June 30th) *Parents who choose reassignment must provide transportation to and from school.
The Board considers voluntary reassignment to be appropriate only in rare or exceptional circumstances. Schools with enrollment caps will not have seats for students who are not in the base attendance area. If a parent would like to request voluntary reassignment of a student (who has enrolled in their base attendance area school) to a school other than their attendance area/assigned school (that is not a capped school Update list coming April 2025), they should follow the student voluntary reassignment process described below.
Parent/Guardian fills out the online Request for Student Reassignment Form
Principal reviews, signs, and submits the form.
The application will be reviewed to determine the reason for the request (JCPS Full-time/Permanent Staff or Documented Hardship). Request based on a documented hardship will not be granted for parent/guardian convenience.
Once a decision has been rendered the Parent/Guardian receives an email notification of the decision.
For denials, a parent/guardian may file an appeal within 10 days of the denial by calling 919-934-2021. The appeal will be heard by a panel of the Board. The appeal process may take several weeks to complete.
Students entering ninth grade for the first time are eligible to participate in athletic activities pursuant to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association guidelines. Students who decide to transfer back to their original base school will be eligible for sports the next sports season. Following state guidelines, if that student wishes to transfer again, they may not participate in athletics for 365 calendar days. Applicants must acknowledge that students who are granted a voluntary transfer, after ninth grade, to another high school will not be eligible to participate in athletic events for 365 days pursuant to Regulation Code 4150-R.
All approved applicants must complete the transfer process at the requested school within 15 business days of the application approval. Applicants who do not complete the enrollment process with the requested school within 15 business days will have the reassignment revoked.
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Student Release
The Johnston County Board of Education has the authority to release any student from Johnston County school district to another county's school system. If a parent/guardian would like to have their child released from Johnston County Public Schools to another school system, they should follow the student release process described below.
Parent/Guardian fills out the new online Request for Student Release from JCPS Form.
The Superintendent’s Designee reviews the form and then approves or denies the request.
Parent/Guardian receives email notification of decision.
Please use the JCPS School Finder Tool to determine your child's current Attendance Area/Assigned School.